The young woman who entered Syria: "A red line will not stop me either" | Israel today

The young woman who was arrested in Syria and returned to Israel published a series of posts in which she revealed her worldview • A dilemma in the government on how to act in similar cases in the future

• Contra border crossing // Photo: Eyal Margolin, Ginny

Following the case of the young Israeli woman who crossed the border into Syria and was returned as part of a prisoner deal, the dilemma at the political level is growing on how to proceed in additional cases where Israelis will cross the border into enemy zones of their own free will.

The issue came up at a cabinet meeting at which the young woman's release deal was approved.

The ministers mentioned that Abra Mengistu, who has been held by Hamas for years, had also voluntarily entered the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli woman who was returned from Syria on Friday morning identified herself on social media as a pacifist who does not recognize the country's borders and denies the concept of "enemy" and "borders."

In a post from the city of Jericho she wrote: "When people 'close' to me warn me of an enemy, and that enemy gives me a hand while they put my feet up I believe only in what my eyes see and not in what my ears hear."

Another wrote, "I do not recognize your lines, neither green nor blue nor purple, nor will a red line stop me."

In another post from two months ago, she quotes the statement, "War revives politicians when there is peace they will die of boredom."

In a photo shoot with Arab children from the Jericho area, she adds, "I am the eternal nomad, I always feel at home in the place of my presence, and a stranger in my place of birth as well."

The mental background of the Israeli, and the fact that she crossed the border voluntarily, came up for discussion in the government, but the government decision did not stipulate that in case she repeated the act, the state would refrain from assisting.

Even in the last interrogation at the Shin Bet, she was not returned to refrain from doing so. The Prime Minister's Office did not respond to Israel's question today, what Netanyahu's position will be in the event that it crosses the border again.

Tonight, Netanyahu briefly referred only to reports that Israel had paid $ 1.2 million to fund corona vaccines for Syria.

In response to a report from reporters, he said that "not a single Israeli vaccine went to this point."

"Strange publication ban order"

According to foreign media reports, Israel has agreed to purchase millions of dollars of Russian "Sputnik" vaccines against Corona that will be delivered to the Syrians.

The police issued a restraining order on the details of the investigation, which is being conducted at the unit for the fight against serious and international crime (Yahaval). In response, senior government officials told Israel Today that "the restraining order is puzzling, there is no reason for the public not to know."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone on Friday with the mother of the Israeli, who thanked for the efforts made to restore her daughter.

Netanyahu sought to strengthen her and her family and said that Israel would always work to bring back its citizens.

After the deal was completed, the Prime Minister thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his assistance in the prisoner deal, and Israeli security bodies for their efforts to secure the release of the young woman: "A few days ago a young Israeli woman crossed the border into Syria. To bring her back - and he did. "

Netanyahu went on to thank Putin "for pledging to return Israeli citizens to Israel again."

He added: "Israel has always done and will always do everything in its power to return our citizens to Israel. I would like to thank the President of the State, the head of the National Security Council, the Coordinator of Prisoners and Missing Persons, the IDF, the GSS, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all "He helped with this important operation. Thank you."